one of those year summerizer thingies

1.What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?Kept a steady job for five months.Saw my bank account reach a lifetime high (then dwindle back down at an alarming rate.)BoulderingGraduated from collegePlayed a male character in play

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?In July I found where I’d written down my resolutions and was delighted that I’d done all of them (sort of.) They were: to graduate, to get a job, to lose weight, to keep track of my spending, and to weed out my room at home. I’m heavier now than I was at this time last year, and I really do need to start writing down my spending and develop a budget. But I did the other three with flying colors!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?My cousin Grace is gonna pop any day now, but that’s it.

4. Did anyone close to you die? Thankfully no.

5. What countries did you visit?French Canada!

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?A theatre-related job (or jobs) and the monetary means to move out of my parents’ house.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?July 26- our first date. Aug 20 – our first kiss. Nov 2 – Left for Hawaii. Dec 25 – Billy left for Argentina

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?I supposed it should be graduating, but what comes to mind is the work I did for The Misanthrope and my relationship with Billy.

9. What was your biggest failure?I haven’t tried to get into theatre. I’ve already failed because I haven’t even tried yet. Also, my last time on a horse was a disappointment, made more upsetting because I knew I wouldn’t have the opportunity to be back on a horse for a while and that this final bad experience would be what stuck with me.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?Nothing as extreme as 2007: The Year of Hospital Visits. I had a wicked cold when Dalloway opened and could barely say my lines without coughing. I was also memorably sick in Montreal.

11. What was the best thing you bought?The plane ticket to Hawaii, my digital camera, all the gifts I bought this year.

12. What was the best thing someone gave you?I love my ukulele!

13. Were you lucky in love or lucky in cards?Very lucky in love, and every game I played all year I lost.

14. Where did most of your money go?Vacationing and eating out extravagantly. And lately, on climbing. If I have to be broke, at least I’m a well-fed, relaxed broke person with more upper body strength.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?Billy (I know this is getting slightly one note, but it was just me and him in a bubble for half the year. It sticks with me.)

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?“The Lyre of Orpheus” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:Happier or sadder? In general, happier. Specifically, sadder.Older or wiser? Both.Thinner or fatter? Fatter.Richer or poorer? Richer! But not as rich as I was mid-year…